Auction: August 21, 2022
Lot #423: African Weapon and Fly Whisk Assortment
(11) items including (2) swords / daggers having wide symmetrical blades each having decorative wood scabbard with a sword and scabbard having studded metal motif throughout; (2) axes including ceremonial axe with metal wrapped and embossed handle; (3) war clubs all having rounded heads; a curved axe / dagger head having conical base; as well as fly whisks including a silver metal and yak hair "chauri" from India; a wire-wrapped bone-handled Luba; and a wood Dogon from Africa; together with a Chinese carved bone-handled brush